Now put those new words to work yourself. Write vocabulary clues for each of the following holidays (another words put the vocab words into a sentence with the holiday): 11. Arbor Day
12. Fourth of July
13. Labor Day
14. Hanukkah
15. Veterans' Day

vocab words:
1. bounteous
2. bona fide
3. benediction
4. bonanza
5. bonus
6. benevolent
7. bon vivant
8. beneficiary
9. benign
10. benefactor

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

The words screaming and rushed in the passage suggest which tone in the story the metamorphosis a.) tense b.) positive c.) fun d.) formal

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. …the leaves dead are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, (shelley's "ode to the west wind," stanza 1, lines 2-3) which of the following literary techniques are present in this excerpt? select all that apply. enjambment personification sibilance simile